New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, January 8, 2004, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Thursday, January 8, 2004 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
New York Rangers	2	27-40-7-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	28-34-14-6

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	0	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	0	3	0	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	9	7	7	23
Carolina Hurricanes	7	13	3	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:58	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (7)	Mark Messier (11), Anson Carter (5)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 0
2nd	02:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (5)	Aaron Ward (2)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 1
2nd	10:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (10)	Rod Brind'Amour (11), Danny Markov (8)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 2
2nd	11:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (11)	Ron Francis (8)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 3
3rd	01:42	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev (7)	Brian Leetch (9), Anson Carter (6)	Power play	NYR 2, CAR 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	14:05
Number 15 C. Wiseman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:41
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	16:51
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		11:18
Number 20 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		10:41
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:24
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		19:27
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	1		16:12
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	12:59
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		11:15
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	52.6%	18:18
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	58.3%	19:01
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		27:42
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		24:47
Number 4 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0		06:34
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		20:52
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	2	0		16:19
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		20:35

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	23	20	3	.870	58:56	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	30%	13:08
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	17:00
Number 14 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	40%	14:55
Number 15 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		13:49
Number 16 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:40
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0	51.9%	22:44
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		10:24
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:45
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		11:16
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0		09:22
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	2	0	2	+2	2	2	0	0		18:19
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	77.8%	16:30
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	3		18:30
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	1		18:28
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		27:02
Number 8 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		15:10
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2		25:59
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0		14:51

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	23	21	2	.913	59:51	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:11	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev	Interference obstruction	2
1st	11:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Slashing	2
1st	13:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Danny Markov	Elbowing	2
1st	17:49	New York Rangers	Greg De Vries	Holding the stick	2
2nd	00:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:39	New York Rangers	Chris Simon	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Hooking	2
2nd	08:13	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Holding the stick	2
3rd	00:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Holding the stick	2
3rd	07:28	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky	Hooking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Tim Peel, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Andy McElman
New York Rangers scratches: Joel Bouchard, Jason MacDonald, Paul Healey, Jan Hlavac, Dale Purinton, Dan Lacouture, Jason LaBarbera, Mike Siklenka, Jamie Lundmark, Phil Osaer, Layne Ulmer, Lawrence Nycholat, Richard Scott, Cory Larose, Dominic Moore, Benoit Dusablon, Fedor Tyutin, Garth Murray, Bryce Lampman
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Joey Tetarenko, Allan Rourke, Jaroslav Svoboda, Bruno St. Jacques, Pavel Brendl, Brett Lysak, Mike Zigomanis, Brad Fast, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Niclas Wallin

Every New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 18, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 30, 2003
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 6, 2003
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 8, 2004

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Ottawa Senators 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Calgary Flames 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 8, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 8, 2004